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Theresa May told to ‘set up unit to tackle FGM like forced marriage’

Theresa May has been urged to set up a special unit to investigate female genital mutilation, similar to the Home Office’s forced marriage unit. London MEP Marina Yannakoudakis and a group of campaigners wrote to the Home Secretary calling for FGM to be tackled in the same way as forced marriage because there are parallels .. read more

We Need to Talk About Missing Women All Over the World

By: Craig and Marc Kielburger Awa Abge. Hauwa Yirma. Asabe Manu. There are 180 names in total. One hundred and eighty terrified girls held captive in the Nigerian bush for the crime of desiring an education. With hashtags like #BringBackOurGirls, Canadians flooded social media to support the girls and their frantic parents. As the drama unfolds, .. read more

Karo-kari: Three women killed in Rajanpur

RAJANPUR: Police have confirmed that three women have been killed in Kotla Androoon in Rajanpur on suspicions of karo-kari, Express News reported on Friday. Honour killing, locally known as karo-kari,  is an act of murder due to the belief that the victim has brought dishonour upon the family. Previous incidents In a previous incident related to karo kari, a man and woman .. read more

3 arrested in Odisha honour killing case

Police today arrested three brothers  for their alleged role in the sensational honour killing at Haldiapadar that had rocked Odisha. The three brothers, who were on the run,  have been accused of hacking their sister Mami Nayak and her boyfriend Amar Naik to death at the latter’s house at Haldiapadar on the outskirts of the city late on .. read more

2 cases of honour killing in Haryana

CHANDIGARH: A college girl and the mother of two teenaged sons by their kin in two separate cases of honour killings in Haryana on Thursday. In Nurankhera village of Sonipat district Sarita Devi (18) was killed by her father after he caught her with her lover Dinesh Kumar (23). Dinesh was admitted to hospital with .. read more

Honor killing claims 3 women’s lives

RAJANPUR: Three women of a family were murdered in the name of ‘honor’ here on Friday. According to police, the women were killed by their husband, brother and brother in-law over suspicion of having illicit relationship with other men. The women were identified as Tasleem Mai, Rukhsana Bibi and Naseem Mai residents of Roranja area. .. read more

Honour killing : Young lovers hacked to death

In a gruesome incident of honour killing, a young woman was hacked to death along with her lover reportedly by members of her own family in a village on the outskirts of Brahmapur city in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Saturday. The incident took place only hours before the 20-year old girl was to be married .. read more

Muzaffarnagar: Girl survives honour killing attempt by family

Muzaffarnagar: A 21-year-old girl survived an honour killing attempt allegedly by her family members here, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday when the girl’s family members allegedly pushed her into the Ganga canal at Ratenpuri village in the district, they said. The girl was rescued from the canal by some villagers, .. read more

Honour killing: Girl killed by brothers, boy commits suicide

In a case of honour killing a 19-year-old girl was killed allegedly by her family members while her boyfriend committed suicide after the incident at Budhana town here, police said today. The victim was in love with 21-year-old Mubarik Hasan hailing from the same town but her family members were opposed to their relationship. Following .. read more

Honour killing: Boy killed, girl seriously injured

In yet another case of honour killing in the district, a boy was stabbed to death while his paramour was seriously injured by her family members at Atdaleepur village here, police said today. 24-year-old Punit Kumar had fallen in love with a girl belonging to a different caste. The girl’s family members spotted them in .. read more